US /ˈænti/ UK /ˈɑːnti/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an aunt (affectionate or familiar form)

    Every summer the children stayed with their auntie by the sea.

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1 noun · an aunt (affectionate or... auntaunty
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Etymology

Affectionate diminutive of aunt + -ie. Aunt comes from Old French ante, from Latin amita ('father's sister').

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